# Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to BW Secure Inc.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1525001

- Solicitation number: (IHS1525001)
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Indian Health Service
- Contracting office: Navajo Area Indian Health SVC (75H710)
- NAICS: 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
- Product or service code: DJ10 Security and Compliance support delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes support of security policies/controls, processes, measuring compliance of relevant legal/compliance requirements, to include Section 508, and responding to security breaches. Also provides support for IT Security systems providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time Cyber Security and protection such as vulnerability scanning, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Includes Disaster Recovery (DR) services to support DR policy, process and means, dedicated failover facilities and perform DR testing.
- Place of performance: Kayenta, Arizona
- County: Navajo County (FIPS 04017). https://abierto.us/counties/navajo-county-az-04017
- City: Kayenta. https://abierto.us/cities/kayenta-az-0436990
- First posted: March 23, 2026
- Last posted: April 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bcc2254b67aa47b79d3d8ce815378a7a/view

## Description

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Kayenta Health Center (KHC) located in Kayenta, AZ, intends to negotiate a non-competitive firm-fixed-price award to BW Electric, Inc. UEI No.: YK3ULD1EH6U9 for services – Annual preventive maintenance services for the existing Access Control System at Kayenta Health Center as required by the Security Department.

The award will be a sole source procurement awarded to BW Electric, Inc. in accordance with 12.102(a), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available which, in this case, is an exclusive service agreement. This notice is not a solicitation or a request for offers.

Any potential sources other than BW Electric, Inc. may submit a capability statement via electronic mail to Charity Yellowhair-Gilbert, Contract Specialist, at charity.yellowhair-gilbert@ihs.gov by 10:00am EST on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A solicitation will not be issued.

## Publications

- March 23, 2026: Special notice, due April 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 179dcd942f474049bc869d765d0dbf24. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/179dcd942f474049bc869d765d0dbf24/view
- April 20, 2026: Special notice, due April 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice bcc2254b67aa47b79d3d8ce815378a7a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bcc2254b67aa47b79d3d8ce815378a7a/view

## Points of contact

- Charity Yellowhair-Gilbert, charity.yellowhair-gilbert@ihs.gov, 9286975070

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